Although nurses and midwives constitute more than 50% of the health workforce in many countries in Europe, they are also affected by the challenge of shortages. Nursing Shortage in Europe There is a continued global shortage of human resources for health. Nurses and midwives comprise the majority of health care professionals in Europe and thus play

Nurses play a critical role in providing health care not only in traditional settings such as hospitals and long-term care institutions, but increasingly in primary care (especially in offering care to the chronically ill) and in home care settings. In recent years there are concerns in many European  countries about shortages of nurses, and these concerns

Nursing is a vocational degree that teaches a range of professional and technical skills along with a broad understanding of academic issues around healthcare. In Europe, in general , nearly 100% of all nursing graduates are healthcare professionals. This is no surprise as there is always a demand in nursing for skilled professionals. There are

All European countries are confronted with ever increasing demand  for nursing services these days. It is said that some healthcare organizations are faced with staffing dilemmas that are reaching crisis levels in certain places. For the Nurses in Europe, In theory, there is freedom to travel and seek work between all EU countries, say,  UK

A number of Czech hospitals will be on the verge of closing because of a shortage of Nurses and Physicians. Czech Republic lacks hundreds of doctors and nurses to be staffed in its hospitals. And there is nobody to replace them. In some hospitals the situation is now so serious that they must be closed

Europe may be facing a shortage of 1 million health professionals by 2020, according to a European Union Joint Action on Health Workforce Planning estimate. The call for nurses is a cry heard from all corners of the globe, from developed nations to the developing world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Nurses are